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Kilmarnock Burghs — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Kilmarnock Burghs was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 3,088 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Kilmarnock Burghs from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Peter Sturrock (Conservative) 3,645 40.2% John Dick Peddie (Liberal) 132 (1.5 pts) 86.6%
1886 Stephen Williamson (Liberal) 4,664 54.7% Peter Sturrock (Conservative) 794 (9.3 pts) 80.6%
1892 Stephen Williamson (Liberal) 5,110 54.1% Charles Scott Dickson (Conservative) 775 (8.2 pts) 84.2%
1895 John McAusland Denny (Conservative) 5,432 51.8% Stephen Williamson (Liberal) 381 (3.6 pts) 87.2%
1900 John McAusland Denny (Conservative) 6,076 51.6% Adam Rolland Rainy (Liberal) 384 (3.3 pts) 86.4%
1906 Adam Rolland Rainy (Liberal) 8,268 59.0% Thomas McIntyre (Conservative) 2,525 (18.0 pts) 87.4%
Jan 1910 Adam Rolland Rainy (Liberal) 8,937 61.1% John James Bell (Conservative) 3,236 (22.1 pts) 88.9%
Dec 1910 Adam Rolland Rainy (Liberal) 8,657 60.9% James Buyers Black (Conservative) 3,088 (21.7 pts) 83.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Sturrock Conservative 3,64540.2% Yes
John Dick Peddie Liberal 3,51338.7% No
John Hew North Gustav Henry Hamilton-Dalrymple Independent Liberal 1,86220.5% No
John Steven Storr Independent Conservative 550.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Williamson Liberal 4,66454.7% Yes
Peter Sturrock Conservative 3,87045.3% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Williamson Liberal 5,11054.1% Yes
Charles Scott Dickson Conservative 4,33545.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McAusland Denny Conservative 5,43251.8% Yes
Stephen Williamson Liberal 5,05148.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McAusland Denny Conservative 6,07651.6% Yes
Adam Rolland Rainy Liberal 5,69248.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Rolland Rainy Liberal 8,26859.0% Yes
Thomas McIntyre Conservative 5,74341.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Rolland Rainy Liberal 8,93761.1% Yes
John James Bell Conservative 5,70138.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Rolland Rainy Liberal 8,65760.9% Yes
James Buyers Black Conservative 5,56939.1% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Conservative margin 1.5 pts 1886: Liberal margin 9.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 8.2 pts 1895: Conservative margin 3.6 pts 1900: Conservative margin 3.3 pts 1906: Liberal margin 18.0 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 22.1 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 21.7 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

Kilmarnock Burghs has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kilmarnock Burghs in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won Kilmarnock Burghs in Dec 1910 with 8,657 votes (60.9%), a majority of 3,088 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Kilmarnock Burghs since 1885?

Since 1885, Kilmarnock Burghs has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Kilmarnock Burghs?

The closest result on record for Kilmarnock Burghs was 1885, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 132 votes (1.5 percentage points).

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